Christine's passion for food and entertaining people has a lot to do for why she is in the food service industry today. Coming from a big family, they've held so many parties for different occasions. When she arrived here in the US almost two decades ago, she honed in on her cooking skills, since no one was around to do the cooking. She would always try new recipes and invite friends over to taste her new creations. It gave her satisfaction when friends would rave on how good her food tasted. With a passion for cooking, the knowledge to run a business and the support of friends who are willing and would-be paying customers, why not open a restaurant? That's when she opened her first restaurant in the North Park neighborhood in Chicago.